career

Talent Management Start-Up PeopleMatter Raises $14M, Led by Morgenthaler

Kara Swisher in News on February 26 at 7:00 pm PT

The Charleston, N.C.-based software company, which focuses on hourly workers, said the new investment will be used to for product innovation and customer acquisition strategies.

Yahoo’s Dueling Internal Memos: Board, Followed by CEO, Spam Employees in Race to Explain

Kara Swisher in Media on September 23, 2011 at 4:17 pm PT

Today, Yahoo leaders — all of them in two different memos — took to the keyboards today to fill their 14,000 employees in on what’s up. Reading them, Yahoos must be more confused than ever now.

Exclusive: Microsoft Mulls Legally Poking Facebook Over Ad Talent Raid

Kara Swisher in News on March 2, 2011 at 4:10 pm PT

Microsoft–furious over a recent talent grab of its top advertising exec by Facebook–has been considering a wide range of options, including legal action to block the move, according to sources close to the situation. While it might not come to that, tensions between the two companies, who have partnered closely in the past, are running high over the hiring of Carolyn Everson. She had been head of global ad sales at Microsoft and has been hired to be VP of global sales at Facebook.

Former Microsoft Exec Pursuing New Opportunities at Nokia; Former Nokia President Just Pursuing New Opportunities

John Paczkowski in News on February 11, 2011 at 10:35 am PT

Looks like Nokia’s search for a new North American chief to succeed President Mark Louison has turned up a willing replacement: Former Microsoft executive Chris Weber.

Exclusive: Brandee "No Comment" Barker Finally Comments–Longtime PR Honcho Is Leaving Facebook

Kara Swisher in News on November 8, 2010 at 11:35 am PT

BoomTown usually does not get all weepy over the departure of public relations folks at Internet companies, in that cynical I’ve-seen-’em-come-and-I’ve-seen-’em-go kind of way. But the leaving of Brandee Barker from Facebook most certainly elicited a small single tear of sadness this morning, when she called into All Things Digital Global HQ to say she would no longer be tossing me her patented–and very endearing–hand-in-the-face “no comment” for the powerful social networking site. After four long and tumultuous years, she leaves Facebook Dec. 10.

Voices

The Right Kind of Ambition

Ben Horowitz, Co-founder and General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz in News on August 30, 2010 at 10:50 am PT

In my last post, I mentioned that you should strive to hire people with the right kind of ambition. Surprisingly to me, I received a large number of responses from readers questioning whether or not this was good advice. Here’s how one commenter phrased it:

Can Two Tech Exec Candidates in California Compute With Voters?

Kara Swisher in News on June 21, 2010 at 12:00 pm PT

While there have been politicians running for office in California before who have worked in the tech sector, there’s no doubt that the prospects for two of Silicon Valley’s more prominent execs–Meg Whitman and Carly Fiorina–represent an unusual and interesting situation in the state’s history. With the tech sector a beacon of hope in a very rough economy and a symbol of health compared with a debt-saddled government, it’s no surprise both candidates are touting their time as CEOs of two of California’s better known digital giants–Whitman at eBay and Fiorina at Hewlett-Packard. But will it work, or does it leave both open to a lot more scrutiny than they think?

HotJobs Sold to Monster in Yahoo Garage Sale

John Paczkowski in News on February 3, 2010 at 1:43 pm PT

Apparently, Yahoo’s efforts to sell off some of its noncore properties are going quite a bit better than previously thought. Moments ago, the company said it will sell Yahoo HotJobs to Monster Worldwide, proprietor of rival online career site Monster.com. Price: $225 million in cash.

But That "People Familiar With the Matter" Stuff Ain't Gonna Fly Here

John Paczkowski in News on May 1, 2009 at 4:55 am PT

Business journalists who had their careers curtailed by the souring economy might consider stopping by the Securities and Exchange Commission on their next trip to the unemployment office. The agency may have a good use for their talents, according to Chairman Mary Schapiro, who finds the sadly diminished ranks of the business press worrisome.